1. Litigation costs from 1 January 2017 to date are as follows:
Year |
Amount |
2017 |
R 71, 383.70 |
2018 |
R 1, 807, 468.98 |
2019 |
R 2, 314, 626.18 |
2020 |
R 3, 901, 436.20 |
Total |
R 8, 094, 915.15 |
2. The legal cost for each labour dispute are as follows:
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Litigation |
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3. The CCMA ruled in favor of the employee for Unfair Suspension.
Details of the ruling: The National Library of South Africa, the respondent has perpetrated an unfair labour practice in terms of section (186) (2)(b) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 as amended.
4. (a) On 30 September 2019 at conciliation, the employee withdrew his case after an agreement was reached that he would return to work on 01 November 2019.
(b) On 28 October 2019 the Board ruled that the employee’s return date would be deferred to 1 April 2020 in light of representation and resistance received by Management from internal and external stakeholders including Organised Labour.
(c) The total cost for the above matter is R 1 696 950.27.